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Is there a better thread on the ongoing Austin Land Development Code? Austin Chronicle just published this piece on the Unintended Consequences that the new Land Code could generate. I didn't really keep up with CodeNext but with this new version starting discussions next week I'm interested in seeing what transpires.

My 1.5 yr old went from super easy to a terror over Christmas vacation. We need to stick together guys Little girl became much more difficult to manage at about 2.5. Stuggled to get through the 3's with lots of attitude and very little listening. Now she is 4 and I really hoped things would start clicking for her but dayum she is strong willed.

American by birth and Texan by the grace of God, amirite?

Are you still arguing over the article comparing Houston costs to NYC or something else? It sounds like desirable areas in NYC cost north of 1M to buy however there are areas that can be significantly cheaper than that.

Have not used but I know some folks that work at Aceable so you might check it out.

Tax time again folks so starting up this thread. Started doing some initial calculations and just now taking notice of some of the big changes. Standard deductions that were in place for the 2017 tax year and those now in effect for 2018 and 2019: Filing Status 2017 Standard Deduction 2018 Standard Deduction 2019 Standard Deduction Single or Married Filing Separately $6,350 $12,000 $12,200 Married Filing Jointly $12,700 $24,000 $24,400 Head of Household $9,350 $18,000 $18,350 Mortgage interest still is deductible, but... The deduction for mortgage interest is one of the most popular U.S. tax breaks. In fact, tax benefits like these are often a primary reason Americans decide to buy a home. Fortunately for many homeowners, the mortgage interest deduction survived the tax reform efforts, but it did receive two major modifications. First, the cap (or limit) on the total deduction allowed has been reduced to the interest on up to $750,000 of qualified residence debt, or mortgage principal on a primary or secondary home. This is down from the previous limit of $1 million, although mortgages obtained before December 15, 2017 are grandfathered in to the higher limit. Second, the previous additional limit that allowed taxpayers to deduct interest on as much as $100,000 of home equity debt has been eliminated. To be clear, interest on a home equity loan (such as a HELOC) may still be used as a deduction, but if and only if the loan was used to substantially improve your home. In this case, it becomes qualified residence debt and is counted as part of your $750,000 cap. The SALT deduction: Bad news for high-tax states The biggest tax deduction by dollar amount that Americans have taken advantage of in recent years is the deduction for state and local taxes -- also known as the SALT (State and Local Taxes) deduction. Specifically, Americans have been able to deduct the following: State and/or local property taxes, such as those paid on a personal residence, automobile, or other personal property. State and local income taxes or state sales taxes, whichever results in the larger deduction. Generally speaking, income taxes are the better deduction, but the option to deduct sales tax allows residents of states without an income tax to benefit, as well. If you choose the sales tax option, you don't need receipts -- the IRS provides a calculator to determine this deduction. Starting with the 2018 tax year, however, the SALT deduction is limited to a total of $10,000

Saving up to buy 2 dishwashers...

My wife is 32 and wears rubber gloves because she doesn't like "dishpan hands".

Sounds like Surly is quite divided on this issue. I've always had a divided one and right now one half is kept only for baby and toddler things that need to be cleaned a certain way according to my wife. If I do remodel I will consider a full or at least a bigger farmhouse one with a larger bowl on one side as was mentioned earlier.

What other interesting ways are people using that airline credit? I used to purchase the vouchers until they stopped allowing it. Then I started just buying liquor on the plane but that doesn't work very much since I'm often in AA Extra seating where it's free.

She has been fully night trained for a long time... has no problem getting up in the middle of the night to go. As we speak it’s been a week since any accidents so I almost think it’s an attention thing. Oh and we have loads of Anna and Elsa undies in this house. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Is today Friday?

If we can break and hold 9.1K I think we can make it up to 11 which should signal Bull is back on and perhaps we can find our way back to 20K this year. Before that happens I'm watching for a pull back to 8K (7950) that aligns with a Fib and watch for whether that can hold..

So my little girl(just turned 4) has been struggling to make it to the toilet in time. Her accidents are normally very light and then she catches it and goes to the bathroom but these are now commonly occurring. She was potty trained and was doing great since before 3 but started doing Pre K last Fall and it’s been much worse now. I’m thinking changes with her now being in wcgool plus now having a new baby in the family are making this worse so looking for advice on what to do. When we talk to her the answers are that “she didn’t know” and not really telling us why. Any tips on how to help would be appreciated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You think ESPN invests that much time in their Roku app? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What’s that Chris? Burrow another kid (like Brees) that made his way to Louisiana from the Midwest?!? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Right, the extra 40 years of wandering was to let all the mouthy ones die off and have their progeny get to the promised land.

With just 4 days you might want to just stick to Boston proper as you will have plenty to do/see/eat within core downtown. Everyone is driving out to the cape each Friday over the summer and while it's great I'm just not sure you have enough time to really do anything unless you had a couple days. Newport RI is great but again that's a trip by itself. Plenty to do in VT... Visit the Alchemist in Stowe or Whistle Pig in Waterbury if you are into craft beer or Whiskey distilleries.

I'm playing Bandon again this year in late April... before the new course opens but oh well as it should be after the Preserve opens. To DrewLaws question about when to go as it get's close to late summer the prices go up on the rounds as it presumably better weather then. Before April The Preserve is not open and the rounds are the cheapest. Maximizing your dollar you can play two rounds a day so the second one is half price and then it's just all about lodging and what you are going to spend on food and booze. Each year I'm probably spending ~$750 on travel; ~$2500-3000 on lodging, golf, food and drink while on property; $100 a round for caddies; and $400 or so for day money games and gambling in the bunker bar.

Are you sure? I think replacing an outdoor faucet depends on how it's attached. I had some in my old house that were directly soldered onto the Brass pipe therefore to change out would include draining the whole water supply in order to cut it off and put a new one on.

We had several Mexican Black bears on our place just west of San Angelo in the past few years. The guy that I have ranching the property has been chasing them off with dogs every chance he gets so I think they moved a few ranches over this Fall. Not sure if we have any recent pics.

There was a stabbing on South Congress on Dec 18th too but not sure what that ended up being. Also correction when I said the guy committed suicide... he jumped off the Freebirds, I guess that wasn't tall enough to do the trick.

I'll have to get it from her. Two of her coworkers were in Bennu when it all went down. He said the guy was a real shady looking homeless type either hanging around outside the coffee shop or in the coffee shop. While they were sitting he suddenly came in and went crazy stabbing some people; running off afterwards. They are all being held in there for questioning.